“There’s intense pressure for clicks, retweets, ‘likes,’ to participate in a larger conversation (which seems to mutate by the hour), sapping energy necessary for the real work.” An interview with book critic Hamilton Cain. | Book Marks

“This blue, indolent town. Its cats. Its pale sky. The empty sky of morning, drained and pure. Its deep, cloven streets. Its narrow courts, the faint, rotten odor within, orange peels lying in the corners.” Exploring James Salter’s Autun, the setting of A Sport and a Pastime. | The New York Times

“When you get prose as deep and rich and profoundly revealing of a character’s nature, you’re really spoiled as an actor.” Benedict Cumberbatch explains how he prepared to play Patrick Melrose. | Vanity Fair